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Patrouille des Glaciers (PDG) is a ski mountaineering competition well known all over the Switzerland and recognized even by the non-initiated: Who’s going to win this year? A Swiss team or the French? Or, god forbid, the Italians? The Swiss army fighters fly in sky and draw Helvetian crosses, with intense noise provoking avalanches that might bury some poor buddies skiing outside the protected area…
I started in November 11, 2009 this winter season (Beginning of ski season in Slovenian ski resort Krvavec). It could be interesting to visit the same place at the end of ski season. Finishing work in Ljubljana on Friday April 30 in the afternoon we stayed for a moment at Krvavec, where we walked shortly and on skins. We skied one short couloir and sk-slope.
I was working in Rijeka, Croatia, just after Easter. On the way to the next stop in Zagreb, I digress from the main road just a few kilometres and came to the „seaside“ ski paradise Platak. Obviously, ski lifts did not work, but there were a lot of snow on the slopes, the surrounding woods and rocky gutters from 20–130 cm! You can just imagine perfect day starting with a morning skiing on the snow and then 40 minutes to ride down to the sea and go for swimming.
During our skialpinism and snb trip to Iran (Skialpinism and snowboarding in Iran in April 2010 – list or results) we started in the area of Tochal (Trekking aclimatization to Tochal during skialpinism and snowboarding trip to Iran in April 2010) and followed to the area of the second highest Iranian peak Alam Kooh (4850 m). We were the first foreigners in 2010 there. Trip was supported by KAMA and Tilak.
First two days in Iran (Skialpinism and snowboarding in Iran in April 2010 – list or results) we spent with acclimatisation at Tochal (3982 m). We got little below Square of Mountaineers and we started walking from the altitude approximately 1650 m. We walked through the narrow river valley surrounded by many restaurants, as this is the party area of Teheran. It is hard to imagine, how it looks here during flood. Trip was supported by KAMA and Tilak.
We returned from Iran on Monday morning, April 26, 2010. We spent marvelous two weeks with skis and snowboards in Iranian mountains and historical cities as Esfahan and Kashan. Original plans were adapted to not ideal weather. We skied from several 4000 meter high peaks, and Žrout, Martin and Mišo snowboarder climbed to the summit of Damavand (5671 m). Followingly they skied and snowboarded down from about 5470 meters. We had a short swimming break in Caspian sea. We also founded out that several glaciers living in 2004 are gone (Iran skiing 2004). Sulfuric hot springs were excellent too. In my point of view, whole trip was nice, but participants would have different opinion. The trip was supported by KAMA and Tilak.
We have spent a week from March 19 to March 28, 2010 in different mountain areas of Monte Negro – supported by company KAMA. We skied in Prokletije, Bjelasica, Komovi and Durmitor mountain ranges. We started in restricted group of six people by Multivan in late Friday evening. Weather was not ideal for skialpinism, we had 2.5 sunny days and the rest days were in fog and rain. A lot of avalanches fell down everywhere around us.
Between March 5 and 8, 2010, I went with bunch of people around Přerov to Austria. The beginning of the trip was funny for me, because I know them only through car-share offer on friendly web powderline.cz and few e-mails. Finally, everything came out great, people, snow and even the weather.
Immediataly after returning from trip Slovinsko – Julské Alpy v zimě organized by CK Alpina I have spent only several hour in Czech Republic. I have left at ISPO 2010 to Munchen on Monday morning at 4a.m., Feb 8. I could stay only for several hours there, so I have managed to visit partially only companies oriented on skialpinism and freeride. First tips from ISPO are described here.
Company Freeride Map© has been publishing special maps for freeride skiing and snowboarding. The newest map extends number of maps to 15 and it covers Lötschental around summit of Hockenhorn (3293 m). I have possibility to look and check maps during sport trade show ISPO 2010 in München.
